One of my goals every day is to hear from each one of my students. Whether it is a student answering a question, asking a question or making an on topic comment. But I am guilty of calling on those same students who are ALWAYS eager to participate. I created a "Student Participation Log". My students can keep track of the amount of times THEY participate throughout the day. It challenges those who are less eager to answer a question or ask a question. I can easily walk around and see which students I have already called on and which students I have not.

At the end of each day students can write the number of times they participated that day. The goal is to do ALL three in each subject.

My favorite part about this is that I can reach each student throughout the day, I can formatively assess each student, & no child can slip through the cracks!

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I'm Laura, I am beginning my third year as a 5th grade teacher! I have a passion for teaching, engaging, and helping students take ownership of their learning! This is a place where I update and share a sneak peak of my fabulous fifth graders.